August 6, 2014 (www.investorideas.com newswire) 5BARz International, a leader in the cellular network extender industry has announced the hiring of successful industry executive and former CEO of Telefonica USA, Marcelo Caputo to launch its Latin American operations. Caputo’s hiring represents another step in a series of moves in 5BARz’s execution of their international expansion strategy.

With career development rooted in his systems engineering work for Motorola Argentina in 1991, Caputo carries over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, engineering and network deployment. He later joined Telefonica as an account manager in 1993. Post 1993, Caputo's responsibilities expanded into sales management and directorships within the Enterprise Communications Unit.

Mr. Caputo was promoted to Vice President of Global Customers Division, Telefonica International, in Madrid, Spain in 2002. In this position he was responsible for sales and P&L in 20 countries. Most recently, Mr. Caputo has led the Global Customers Division for Telefónica Latin America, a segment he not only founded but assisted in increasing the number of clients within five years.

Mr. Caputo joined Telefonica Mexico as its Vice President of Enterprise Customers Division in 2007 where he designed and built a new organization and launched a new convergent 'fix & mobile' service portfolio. Profitability increased 22% under his leadership while developing and expanding the business with local, government, and multinational customers.

Company CEO, Daniel Bland, commented, "We could not be more delighted to have Marcelo take this very significant step in his career to join our growing team and to spearhead the development of our Latin American operations. Marcelo has been a member of our advisory board since October 2011, and has developed a clear vision of the opportunities inherent in our Company's products, and the tremendous potential for the products in Latin American."

Mr. Marcelo Caputo added, "I am very excited to join the 5BARz team and to grow our business in Latin America. After being an advisory board member for almost three years, which gave me every opportunity to examine the technology and market potential in Latin America, it is clear to me that 5BARz's revolutionary technology will significantly advance and improve mobile phone user experience while improving customer satisfaction and retention for carriers that use our technology. This is a powerful product offering that is sure to be a compelling growth proposition in Latin America."

The 5BARz International Inc. business is focused on the global commercialization of a patented product technology branded under the name 5BARz™. 5BARz™ is a cellular network infrastructure device for use in the small office, home or for when users are mobile.

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Panther Energy today issued a corporate update press release discussing its recent name change, new ticker symbol, and a series of significant actions that have contributed to the company's current position and outlook for the near future.

Last week the company announced the official name change from Innocent Inc. to Panther Energy and today the company started trading under the new ticker symbol PNEG. These changes reflect the company's ongoing efforts to minimize the risks of exploration by developing proved petroleum reserves and maximizing profit through strategic acquisition and liquidation of selected oil and gas properties. Management chose the name "Panther Energy" to portray the company's aggressive and stealth strategy to achieve these goals and generate predictable, sustainable company value.

Panther's journey traces back to an exploration agreement signed in November 2013 with Dallas, Texas-based Evergreen Petroleum. Evergreen was retained to leverage its more than 150 years of experience in the oil and gas industry to serve as general manager of the company's Exploration Project in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Ranking eighth in the Energy Information Agency's U.S. crude oil production rankings, Panther (at the time doing business as Innocent) solidified its footing in a state recognized by many as being on the cusp of a second oil boom.

The following months entailed a significant C-level adjustment, as well as the expansion of the Company's board of directors and launch of an advisory panel.

Patrick Johnson, formerly the company's chief operating officer, in June 2014 was promoted to the role of chief executive officer, succeeding the resigning CEO Wayne Doss. Johnson, a seasoned entrepreneur with a lengthy executive background in the oil and gas, consumer products, and neutraceutical industries, also demonstrated experience in the public and private sectors, as well as in consulting and non-profit operations. Additionally, Terry Lynch was appointed as new president and chairman of the company's board of directors.

Later that month, the company appointed James Kerr as its new chief financial officer, where he brings more than 20 years of extensive experience in corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, debt consolidation, corporate finance, financial statement preparation, audits and more for both private and public companies.

With managerial restructuring in place, the company in July launched an advisory council to further support corporate initiatives, naming to the council: Peter Kent, a corporate commercial lawyer and business advisor with more than 35 years of experience; Scott Davis, who has managed teams of more than one hundred workers while implementing land strategies in the field for Devon, ConocoPhillips, XTO, Samson, Cimarex, and other E&P companies; and Denis Clement, a highly experienced international business executive with more than 30 years of experience in finance, law, M&A, management and entrepreneurship throughout various industries including financial, oil and gas, mining and technology.

CEO Patrick Johnson stated, "Our team members have laid a solid foundation for Panther to thrive in the North American oil and gas market. We are committed to building a leading, exploration and production company, dedicating our recourses to meet the ever growing demand for dependable energy."

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Great Plains Holdings has successfully executed a strategy that will reduce its operating cost, increase its revenue, and keep its debt level at zero.

In April 2014, Great Plains reported that its Ashland Holdings subsidiary had completed the renovation of its head office in Wildwood, Florida, and several days ahead of schedule.

Ashland Holdings finished the first phase of the renovation February. The entire project encompassed two recently acquired, neighboring parcels of land. The first piece of land measures approximately 0.9 acres of land and contains one 1,400-square-foot corporate office building while the second parcel of land contains a manufactured home. Great Plains' always intended to occupy one or more of the five office spaces in the corporate office building and to lease the rest of the vacant offices to generate revenue.

When Ashland completed the first phase of the plan, it did so productively and under budget. It also reported that the first tenant lease had been executed and that tenant had moved in. The second phase of the project is what was completed in April 2014 and allowed for additional leases and cash flow for Ashland Holdings, which perfectly aligned with Great Plains' overarching goal to keep its debt low while increasing its income streams over the next year.

The renovation will reduce Great Plains' operating costs and alleviate the company's LiL Marc subsidiary of its annual warehouse leasing expense of $12,000. Great Plains plans to lease three of the office spaces inside the building to increase annual revenues by a projected gross of $18,000.

Management is quite pleased with the renovations to the company's headquarters, the cost savings expected from this project, and the rapid pace of this expansion strategy. Ashland Holdings has certainly demonstrated its ability to effectively establish and execute a progressive action plan.

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Armco Metals Holdings has over a decade of experience in the sales and distribution of metal and non-ferrous metal ore and recycled scrap steel processing and distribution. The company boasts the development of a diversified sales channel throughout China and provides ore and scrap steel suppliers with access to more than 100 small- and medium-sized metal and steel production facilities. Additionally, the company provides access to some of China's state-operated foundries. As steel demand increases, this vast client base provides its suppliers with a steady stream of business for both raw materials and scrap steel for recycling.

By having subsidiaries located throughout China, AMCO can take advantage of the country's existing infrastructure to reduce costs and improve import and distribution logistics. AMCO's subsidiaries are located in the major port cities of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Lianyungang, and the mainland city of Zhengzhou. By way of these strategic locations, this allows Armco Metals to efficiently distribute recycled scrap steel and metal and non-ferrous metal ores throughout China. Further, the company's recycling facility, Armet Renewable Resource, is located in the province of Jiangsu, an area specified as the waste iron and scrap steel recycling processing pilot region for China. Jiangsu province was surrounded by 11 steel mills with combined production of 20 million metric tons per year. The Lianyungang operation is established to become the region's recycled scrap steel leader.

Further, the company's recycling facility, Armet Renewable Resource, is located in the Jiangsu province, an area specified as the waste iron and scrap steel recycling processing pilot region for China.

Armco Metals engages in fair business practices and leverages its financial capital to ensure its suppliers receive payment on an immediate basis. The company's credit line totals $95,395,726 USD derived from at least six banks in mainland and Hong Kong. As a U.S.-based Chinese company, AMCO is highly regulated and prides itself in this reputation which aides in achieving credibility, dependability, and ethics. Through the leadership of its experienced executive management team, the company continues to expand its sales and distribution channels to meet China's growing steel production demands of today.

Founded in 2001, Armco Metals Holdings is capitalizing on the growing push toward sustainable solutions in steel production and its existing supplier and customer relationships. AMCO has added recycled scrap metal to its product offering, opening a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Lianyungang, China.

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